''Microhexura'' is a genus of tiny

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n spiders that was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1925. It is the only genus in the family Microhexuridae. , it contained only two species, both found in the United States: '' M. idahoana'' and '' M. montivaga''. ''M. montivaga'' occurs in the higher peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. ''M. idahoana'' occurs farther west, in the Cascades, the Blue Mountains, and the northern Rocky Mountains. ''M. montivaga'' is considered endangered. ''M. idahoana'' is widespread in old growth from

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southward.

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